Water-closet attachment.



No. 663,794. Patented Doe. II,. I900.

J. C. SNEDEN.

WATER CLOSET ATTACHMENT.

(Application filed Sept. 5, 1899.\

(No Model.)

INVENTOR- @1166 6. fiwdemf '7 f v w I Aamey with JAMES C. SNEDEN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

WATER-CLOSET ATTACHM ENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 668,794, dated December 1 1, 1900.

Application filed September 5, 1899. Serial No. 729,572. No model-i To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES C. SNEDEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in I/VatenOloset Attachments, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to improvements in water-closet attachments, and particularly to devices for automatically operating a valve to permit the flow of water through the closet when pressure is applied upon the seat thereof.

The invention consists in the arrangement of a vertically-disposed rotatable valve-operating rod extending to a point below the bowl of the closet and having a rockarm at its upper portion, together with a toggle arranged to be operated in one direction by pressure upon the seat of the closet and a restoring-spring to operate the valve-rod and toggle in the opposite direction.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear in the following description and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is an elevation of the inven tion, showing the seat in a raised position. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan showing the parts in the position illustrated in Fig. l, and Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the position of the parts when the seat is depressed to operate the valve.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several figures of the draw lngs.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a vertically-dis posed rotatable valve-rod adapted to connect with a suitable valve or stopcock ata point below the bowl of the closet, preferably in an antifreezing position, by which the invention is particularly adapted for exposed closets. At the upper portion of this rod a rock-arm 2 is secured. For the purpose of operating this rod through the medium of the arm I have provided a togglelever 3, adapted to be secured to any desired part, preferably the riser 16, which extends upward from the floor 20 of the compartment in which the closet is located. This toggle may be carried by an attachable plate 18, secured to the riser 16 by means of bolts 15 or any desired fastenings. The toggle 3 has its joint when in a raised position projected above the top of the riser l6 and adapted to contact with the seat 19 of the closet at any desired point. This seat is pivoted, as at 17, and may be provided with a wear-plate 7 at the point of contact with the toggle. The toggle is disposed in a horizontal plane with reference to the valve-rod, and one member thereof is pivotally secured at one end to the riser, as shown at 14, while the free end of the opposite member is pivoted to a connectingrod 4, extending to the rock-arm 2, carried by the valve-rod. This connecting-rod may be guided in its movement by passing through a suitable keeper or strap, as shown at 11, while the meeting ends of the toggle are pivoted together, as shown at 13, to form the contact-point with the seat. A depression of the toggle by means of pressure upon the seat will shift the rock-arm 2 to the position shown in Fig. 4, thereby permitting the flow of water through the closet.

For the purpose of restoring the parts to their initial position and elevating the seat of the closet a restoring-spring 12 has been provided, which is connected at the outer end 9 of the rockarm and also to a plate 8, secured to any fixed supportfor instance, the riser. lVhen the valve-rod is shifted to turn on the water, the spring is expanded and the contraction thereof restores the parts to their initial position. If for any reason it be found desirable, a spring may be applied beneath the toggle-forinstance, as shown at 6 in Fig. 1; but this is not deemed essential or necessary when the restoring-spring is provided of proper tension. The rock-arm 2 may be secured to the valve-rod by any suitable means for instance, by set-screws 10and it is also obvious that changes may be made in the details of construction and configuration of the several parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim isl. In a water-closet attachment, the combination of a pivoted seat, a riser or support at the outer edge thereof to limit its doWn- Ward movement, a pivoted toggle-lever adapted to have its joint projected above said riser or support, a rotatable valve-rod, a rock-arm secured thereto, a connecting-rod pivoted to the end of the toggle and the rock-arm, and a restoring-spring extending from said rockarmto a fixed support for the purpose of rotating the valve-rod in one direction and elevating the toggle-j oint; substantially as specified.

2. In a water-closet attachment, a verticallydisposed, rotatable valve-operating rod extending to a point below the bowl of a closet and having a rock-arm at its upper portion, a toggle arranged in a horizontal plane with reference to said rod and operated in one direction by pressure on the seat of the closet, a connecting-rod between the valve-rod and toggle, and a spring connecting the rock-arm to a fixed point; substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES C. SNEDEN.

Witnesses:

W. S. FURST, ARCHIBALD T. .ToHNsoN. 

